2112General KnowledgeMedium
Which of the following city served as capital of Kazakhstan till 1997?
ATashkent
BAlmaty
CAstana
DBaku
Correct answer
B. Almaty
Explanation
Astana, which means “capital” in Kazakh, became the capital of Kazakhstan in 1997, taking over from Almaty, still the country’s commercial hub and largest population centre. Nur-Sultan known between 1998 and 2019 as Astana is the capital city of Kazakhstan. In March 2019, it was renamed Nur-Sultan in honour of the departing Kazakh president, Nursultan Nazarbayev.